Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

39-21, 18-13 Away

Final

31-29, 19-13 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	AVG
J. MalloyRF	0-2	0	.215
W. PerezRF	0-1	0	.286
G. Torres2B	0-3	0	.269
R. GreeneLF	2-4	0	.271
A. Ibanez3B	0-4	0	.209
S. TorkelsonDH	0-3	0	.235
C. Keith1B	1-4	0	.237
J. BaezCF	1-4	0	.273
J. RogersC	0-3	0	.125
Z. McKinstrySS	1-3	1	.267

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
K. Montero	4.2	7	1	2	72-53	4.02
T. Holton	1.0	1	0	1	16-11	3.51
C. Lee	1.1	0	0	1	12-9	1.15
T. Kahnle	1.0	1	0	0	13-9	1.40
W. Vest	1.0	0	0	0	9-7	1.93

According to ESPN Analytics

DET

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

4:10 AM, 2 June 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 24,474

Game Time:2:22

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
Second Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
Third Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson

McKinstry scores on wild pitch and MLB-leading Tigers top Royals 1-0

— Zach McKinstry hit a leadoff triple in the third inning and scored on Kris Bubic's wild pitch to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals 1-0 on Sunday.

Jun 2, 2025, 07:28 am - AP


DET
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				DET	KC
		3rd	McKinstry scored on Bubic wild pitch.	1	0

Data is currently unavailable.

Tigers
7
Royals
5

Game 1

31/5

Tigers
0
Royals
1

Game 2

1/6

Tigers
1
Royals
0

Game 3

2/6

Tigers
5
Royals
3

Game 4

30/8

Tigers
1
Royals
3

Game 5

31/8

Tigers
5
Royals
0

Game 6

1/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	85	77	.525	-	L1
Chicago	84	78	.519	1	W1
Minnesota	77	85	.475	8	W1
Detroit	76	86	.469	9	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	16	W1

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Detroit Tigers @ Kansas City Royals

McKinstry scores on wild pitch and MLB-leading Tigers top Royals 1-0

C. Lee2-0

K. Bubic5-3

W. Vest9

Inning